God’s Word Translation
1 Peter 1:23
23You have been born again, not from a seed that can be destroyed, but through God’s everlasting word that can’t be destroyed. That’s why ⌞Scripture says⌟,
1 Peter 1:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;
- New King James Version (NKJV)having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,
Context of 1 Peter 1:23
21Through him you believe in God who brought Christ back to life and gave him glory. So your faith and confidence are in God. 22Love each other with a warm love that comes from the heart. After all, you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth. As a result you have a sincere love for each other. You have been born again, not from a seed that can be destroyed, but through God’s everlasting word that can’t be destroyed. That’s why ⌞Scripture says⌟, 24“All people are like grass, and all their beauty is like a flower of the field. The grass dries up and the flower drops off, 25but the word of the Lord lasts forever.” This word is the Good News that was told to you.
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ἀναγεγεννημένοι οὐκ ἐκ σπορᾶς φθαρτῆς ἀλλ᾽ ἀφθάρτου διὰ λόγου ζῶντος θεοῦ καὶ μένοντοςRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Being born againἀναγεννάωanagennaō · to begetG313
- notοὐou · noG3756
- ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- corruptibleφθαρτόςphthartos · perishableG5349
- seedσποράspora · seedG4701
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- of incorruptibleἄφθαρτοςaphthartos · incorruptibleG862
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- which livethζάωzaō · to liveG2198
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- abidethμένωmenō · to stayG3306
- forεἰςeis · towardG1519
- everὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- everαἰώνaiōn · an age: ageG165
Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:23
- 1 Peter 1:3Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! God has given us a new birth because of his great mercy. We have been born into a new life that has a confidence which is alive because Jesus Christ has come back to life.
- John 1:3Everything came into existence through him. Not one thing that exists was made without him.
- John 3:5Jesus answered Nicodemus, “I can guarantee this truth: No one can enter God’s kingdom without being born of water and the Spirit.
- Malachi 2:3“I’m going to punish your descendants. I’m going to spread excrement on your faces, the excrement from your festival sacrifices. You will be discarded with it.
- Romans 1:23They exchanged the glory of the immortal God for statues that looked like mortal humans, birds, animals, and snakes.
- 1 Corinthians 15:53This body that decays must be changed into a body that cannot decay. This mortal body must be changed into a body that will live forever.
- 1 John 3:9Those who have been born from God don’t live sinful lives. What God has said lives in them, and they can’t live sinful lives. They have been born from God.
- 1 John 5:18We know that those who have been born from God don’t go on sinning. Rather, the Son of God protects them, and the evil one can’t harm them.
- 1 Peter 1:25but the word of the Lord lasts forever.” This word is the Good News that was told to you.
- Jeremiah 23:28The prophet who has a dream should tell his dream. However, the person who has my word should honestly speak my word. What does grain have to do with straw?” asks the Lord.
- Matthew 24:35The earth and the heavens will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
- John 6:63Life is spiritual. Your physical existence doesn’t contribute to that life. The words that I have spoken to you are spiritual. They are life.
- Hebrews 4:12God’s word is living and active. It is sharper than any two-edged sword and cuts as deep as the place where soul and spirit meet, the place where joints and marrow meet. God’s word judges a person’s thoughts and intentions.
- James 1:18God decided to give us life through the word of truth to make us his most important creatures.
Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Being born again - For being born of Abraham's seed will not avail to the entering of the kingdom of heaven. Not of corruptible seed - By no human generation, or earthly means; but of incorruptible - a Divine and heavenly principle which is not liable to decay, nor to be affected by the changes and chances to which all sublunary things are exposed. By the word of God - · By the doctrine of the living God, which remaineth for ever; which doctrine shall…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Being born again - See the notes at John 3:3. Not of corruptible seed - “Not by virtue of any descent from human parents” - Doddridge. The result of such a birth, or of being begotten in this way - for so the word rendered “born again” more properly signifies - is only corruption and decay. We are begotten only to die. There is no permanent, enduring life produced by that. It is in this sense that this is spoken of as, “corruptible seed,” because it…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 Holy confidence in God as a Father, and awful fear of him as a Judge, agree together; and to regard God always as a Judge, makes him dear to us as a Father. If believers do evil, God will visit them with corrections. Then, let Christians not doubt God's faithfulness to his promises, nor give way to enslaving dread of his wrath, but let them reverence his holiness. The fearless professor is defenceless, and Satan takes him captive at his will…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-25After calling believers to live holy lives (1:13–21), Peter explains how they must show love to one another as fellow Christians.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. Christian brotherhood flows from our new birth of an imperishable seed, the abiding word of God. This is the consideration urged here to lead us to exercise brotherly love. As natural relationship gives rise to natural affection, so spiritual relationship gives rise to spiritual, and therefore abiding love, even as the seed from which it springs is abiding, not transitory as earthly things. of ... of ... by--"The word of God" is not the material of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Peter 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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